How to Live as a Half-Dragon

056. Laceilla (1).

There were quite a lot of books and books related to dragons.

But even so, there is nothing that can be called good information…

‘Isn’t there proper information on the lower floors?’

Just when, in what year, what kind of war and what kind of dragon was subdued, such historical information was full.

Realizing that there was no useful information on the lower floors, Xian headed to the top.

When I arrived on the 5th floor, I walked through the densely packed bookshelves as I had done before.

‘Dragon… Dragon… .’

It was about 10 minutes later when Xi’an hesitated.

“uh?”

Did you find a book related to dragons?

It wasn’t like that.

However, for a different reason, Xian stopped walking.

“I don’t know the letters… .”

But it was such a book that had a magical power that attracted me strangely.

As if possessed, Xian pulled out the book and opened it.

‘that’s interesting… .’

Even though it was different from Greno, the basic official language of the continent, it seemed to understand the meaning for some reason.

‘Spellbook… is it?’

It was at that moment when Xian, who was reading the contents, felt the dragon heart squirm.

I felt someone’s presence behind my back.

“Dragonian… ?”

* * *

Xian quickly closed the book and turned around.

A woman appeared to be in her early twenties.

She was an impressive beauty with purple hair and intelligent eyes that shone brightly even under glasses.

Xian, who was greatly surprised, asked.

“de… A dragonian?!”

She just rolled her eyes and smiled.

“No, that book.”

Xian looked down at the book.

“Isn’t it a book written in dragon words, right now that dragons are extinct, few people other than dragonians can read it?”

“A dragon?”

“Oh, don’t you know dragon words?”

As Xian scratched his head shyly, she explained.

“Dragons are easy to understand if you think of them as the primordial language inherent in dragon hearts as soon as dragons are born.”

Xian immediately understood why he was able to understand the contents of the book at first glance.

It was because there was a dragon heart on the left chest.

‘Then the feeling from before… .’

It is said that if you learn magic, the dragon heart grows and a dragon jade is created.

He was relieved of the situation a little while ago, which could have been a big deal, because he knew that the reason why he was able to live without any problems even among the Slayers was thanks to the absence of Yong-ok.

The woman who took the book from Xian without understanding and opened it naturally said.

“Of course, if you decipher the language, even a human can get a rough idea of what it means. For example, this first page is like a fireball.”

“Can you read it?”

“I was interested in it before, but only a little bit. Well, of course, since humans can’t use dragon magic, it must have been meaningless suffering.”

She introduced herself as she removed the barrette holding her hair in place.

When the flowing hair was added, someone’s figure was glimpsed.

He looked very much like his mother Sarah.

“My name is Lacilla. Who is our little boy?”

It is Xian with prominent red hair.

Once you see it, you can’t forget it.

“There’s no way he sneaked in… .”

The Great Library boasts strict boundaries.

I asked again if she had ruled out the possibility that she was hiding after sneaking through the entrance.

“Who are you really? you?”

“I’m Xi’an.”

“draft… ?”

The woman thought for a moment and smiled lightly.

“Sorry, I don’t know. Can you tell me more?”

Sian about his mother Sarah.

And when he talked about the reason he came to Alteon to some extent, her face turned red.

“Oh, then you are Sarah’s son?”

Laceilla said with interest.

“Did Sara come back too? Didn’t you hear that?”

I feel sorry for the excited girl, but Xian told the truth that he would get caught anyway.

“no… only me… .”

“hmm… okay?”

Seeing her look somewhat regretful, Xian asked.

“I guess you had a good relationship with your mother?”

“Of course, in our Alteon, there must have been very few people who had a bad relationship with your mother, right? Well, things are different now.”

She closed the book and returned it to Xian.

“Ah, I still want to see you, so there’s nothing to be nervous about.”

“yes… .”

“More than that, my nephew.”

“… yes?”

Laceyla said with her eyes shining.

“Are you interested in magic?”

* * *

As soon as he was asked if he was interested in magic, Xian’s head spun quickly.

It was because of the judgment of what would be the best answer.

To put it bluntly, it was close to coincidence that he took out the book he was holding now, but it is not difficult to infer that his relationship with Lacilla depends on the answer.

“… yes!”

It’s rare that there is someone who walks the path of magic among the family of the famous slayer Alteon…

Well, as I’ve heard it happens often, it was a half-gambling answer.

‘But as long as it’s correct, it’s pretty good.’

Sharing the same interests was a reason to help them get closer.

Since Xian got along well with most people in the village, he knew this all too well.

‘Even more so, the probability of answering that you are interested in magic is surprisingly high.’

The reaction to the book related to magic earlier, as well as the fact that he knew dragon words even though he was a human was his own basis.

And, as expected, was the calculation correct?

“Oh, really?”

“Yes, I wanted to learn magic someday when I get a chance.”

Lacilla was overjoyed.

Seeing that, Xian decided not to feel remorse.

Actually, it’s not even a lie.

Because I still wanted to actually learn magic.

“What kind of magic do you like?”

“that… Because it’s cool?”

“Nice… !”

Raycilla, who was looking at Xian with eyes as if she had finally found a comrade, gave her a deep hug.

“Oh! look at my mind Shall we sit down and talk?”

“ah… yes.”

The place dragged by Lacilla’s hand was the desk in the corner.

Sitting next to Xian on a long chair, she hugged her swollen chest and said,

“So you want to become a wizard instead of a slayer?”

“No, that… .”

“hmm… no?”

Seeing that he looked slightly disappointed, Xian spoke urgently.

“Exactly, it’s both… .”

“Magic Swordsman… !”

It seemed like a misunderstanding, but it could be said that it was a better reaction than before.

So Xian did not bother to explain the misunderstanding.

Well, I thought it was better.

This is much better than saying that you want to be a wizard and then being disappointed later.

“My nephew is wonderful, but he has chosen a difficult path?”

“Is being a magic swordsman very difficult?”

“hmm… is that right? It’s hard for either of them to reach their peak, but I’m doing both at the same time.”

As she talked about her theory, she laughed like a child.

“Well, it’s not uncommon for it to be neither one nor the other.”

“… … .”

“Why? Did you ever want to beat the magic swordsman?”

“It’s not like that, it’s hard, so it’s just hesitation?”

“okay? didn’t you give up? Are you proud of me, my nephew?”

Another intense hug followed.

This is often difficult because I can’t breathe.

Laceilla, who let go of Xian, said.

“Do you think you have no talent for swordsmanship?”

“I don’t know about that… I guess it’s not bad.”

Xian lied again in an instant.

That’s because he couldn’t boast about being a genius.

‘But even this will come out someday… .’

Needles tend to poke out of pockets, and beasts of prey cannot live between sheep.

‘I’m sure it’s the same.’

It was when Xian lamented his miserable fate, thinking that he had done something bad to his aunt.

“Then you want to teach yourself magic?”

“uh… That’s not true, but it’s also true that there’s no one worthy of it… .”

“Hmm… okay?”

Raycilla, who was looking at Xian with an interesting gaze as if having fun, said.

“I’m always here, so if you get stuck in the middle, come and ask.”

To be honest, I was expecting him to suggest that he would teach me, but I guess that’s not the case… ?

“ah… yes!”

After saying that, Xian thought as he saw her start reading the open book in front of him.

‘Can I go for something?’

The conversation ended so abruptly that I was bewildered.

* * *

I tried to move my eyes, but I didn’t seem to have any intention of holding on…

Xian immediately tilted his head and headed back to the bookshelf.

It seemed that Raysilla also drew attention, so now it’s time to start looking for the reason why dragons became extinct.

‘oh… we are here!’

I took out and read anything related to dragons or dragonians.

Fortunately, there weren’t many of them.

Even if I searched all the hundreds of bookshelves, there were dozens of books.

As the sun went down, Xian muttered after organizing all the information in a corner of the library.

“So this is the reason why dragons became extinct?”

Of course, from the point of view that dragons are still alive in small numbers, it was not extinct, but the reasons for giving the initiative to humans were as follows.

Laziness.

sloth.

Oman.

Even though he had the best physical ability, he was defeated because he did not make an effort to become stronger with it.

History, of course, is written by the victors.

It’s unlikely that the victors, the humans, wrote down the dragon’s information in a good way, but that’s what was revealed anyway.

As he was a powerful being by nature, it was only natural for him to be easily arrogant and lazy.

‘But then, is that the reason my mother told me to become a Slayer?’

It’s an analogy only from the information listed now, but when you think about it, don’t fall into arrogance and train your body together among humans.

Well, that was the right conclusion.

It would be more correct to have no room to fall into arrogance in the first place, but Xian also agreed that in order to live anyway, he needed to be strong among the Slayers and become stronger with their training method.

With the physical abilities of a half-dragon, if he was given the same education as humans, he would not be at a disadvantage anywhere.

‘however… .’

It’s good to have come to a conclusion for now, but Xian glanced at the side at the gaze he felt from earlier.

I saw Raycilla hiding in the corner of the bookshelf and staring this way.

‘Do you have something to say?’

But if it’s like that, you can come and tell me, but I don’t know why you’re doing that.

In case you said you were interested in magic, but wondering why you keep opening strange books, Xian took out a book called Fundamentals of Magic from a corner and opened it.

‘Was it really?’

I don’t know what it was, but Raycilla’s reaction came.

I could see everything slowly approaching.

I don’t know if it’s a slayer, but maybe it’s because it’s a wizard, so it was very poor at hiding its presence.

Instead of pretending to know each other, Xian pretended to read a book so that they wouldn’t get awkward with each other.

‘But this… .’

Xian closed his eyes after reading a few pages.

The first thing introduced in Basic Studies was how to make a circle.

To be precise, it was to create a mana heart and form a circle, but since it was a draft that had already created a mana heart, the content was easy because you only needed to know how to make a circle.

Xian made a circle by gathering mana scattered around the mana heart.

“It’s pretty simple.”

The circle was just a little more esoteric than making mana hearts.

The method and principle are similar at first glance, and if I have to point out one thing that is different, it is a way to fill an empty mana heart with mana and fill the empty space with knowledge after creating a circle.

However, it was something to acquire knowledge later and had nothing to do with making it, so Xian was able to succeed in making his first circle not too long ago.

‘finished… .’

As introduced in the book, as we recalled a round ring and weaved and operated mana as it was, a small circle and room was created.

‘This is the circle… ! Now, if you fill this with knowledge and magic… .’

It was when Xian was thinking the same thing.

A startled voice came from behind.

“what… What are you?!”